dumha

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dumhaighe

Etymology

From Middle Irish duma, from Old Irish dumae.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠũː.i/[1] (corresponding to the form dumhaighe)

Noun

dumha m (genitive singular dumha or dumhadh, nominative plural dumhaí or dumhadha)

  1. burial mound, tumulus
    Synonyms: tuaim, tuama
  2. heap (pile)
    Synonyms: carn, cnap, carnán

Declension

Alternative declension:

Derived terms

  • dumha sí (fairy mound)
  • dumha seilge (hunting mound)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dumha dhumha ndumha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 65

Further reading

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